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1954 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1954 Charlotte NASCAR

1954 Charlotte NASCAR is 154th NASCAR race. Passed at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Al Keller won the pole position, Buck Baker won this race. Lee Petty and Joe Eubanks also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 133 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1954 Raleigh NASCAR
Next race: 1954 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 30th May 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 Charlotte NASCAR

5th victory for the Griffin Motors team
7th victory for the Buck Baker
21st podium for the Buck Baker
53rd podium for the Lee Petty
9th podium for the Joe Eubanks

1954 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	0	2h 10s	Griffin Motors
2	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42			Petty Enterprises
3	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82			Phil Oates
4	Russ Hepler	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
5	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #2			Bill Blair
6	Jimmy Clark	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #98			Jim Clark
7	Fred Dove	Chevrolet ?? 1954, #71			Fred Dove
8	Pop McGinnis	Hudson Hornet, #8			Frank Christian
9	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126			Dave Terrell
10	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
11	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #1			Elton Hildreth
12	Walt Flinchum	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52			Byrd Johnson
13	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #108			Gene Comstock
14	Slick Smith	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93			Ted Chamberlain
15	Billy Minter	Mercury ?? 1951, #103			Ken Pace
16	Al Keller	Hudson Hornet, #23			George Miller
17	Frank Stutts	Ford ?? 1952, #55
18	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
19	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1951, #19			Ken Pace
20	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #3			John Ditz
21	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51			Gober Sosebee
22	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
23	Jimmie Lewallen	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #80			George Hutchens
24	Eddie Riker	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #11			Eddie Riker
25	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1954, #6			Ralph Liguori

Qualifying Results for the 1954 Charlotte NASCAR on the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Al Keller	Hudson Hornet, #23	George Miller
2	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	Griffin Motors
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #108	Gene Comstock
0	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1954, #6	Ralph Liguori
0	Eddie Riker	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #11	Eddie Riker
0	Jimmie Lewallen	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #80	George Hutchens
0	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
0	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51	Gober Sosebee
0	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #3	John Ditz
0	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1951, #19	Ken Pace
0	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	Herb Thomas
0	Frank Stutts	Ford ?? 1952, #55
0	Billy Minter	Mercury ?? 1951, #103	Ken Pace
0	Slick Smith	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93	Ted Chamberlain
0	Walt Flinchum	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52	Byrd Johnson
0	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #1	Elton Hildreth
0	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
0	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126	Dave Terrell
0	Pop McGinnis	Hudson Hornet, #8	Frank Christian
0	Fred Dove	Chevrolet ?? 1954, #71	Fred Dove
0	Jimmy Clark	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #98	Jim Clark
0	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #2	Bill Blair
0	Russ Hepler	Hudson Hornet, #120	Walt Chapman
0	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82	Phil Oates
0	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	Petty Enterprises